Here’s Weiland talking about Obamacare’s benefits, and criticizes it for not having gone far enough. It’s good to see a Dem doing that. He’s also in favor of public option in the form of Medicare buy-in. This is a brilliant piece of rhetorical and political jujitsu. Since many of his listeners don’t like Obamacare (probably without really knowing why, and/or because they’ve been lied to about it), this approach let’s them say to themselves: “I knew I didn’t like Obamacare, and the reason is because there’s no Medicare buy-in option.”

Now, how about a few more lyrics of my own creation for the campaign? Here’s Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire, followed by my alternative lyrics, Pile of Cash. Introduce it like this: “And now, I’d like to do my own version of another song by the great Johnny Cash, about the influence of cash.”

“Ring Of Fire”

“Pile of Cash”

Love is a burning thing

Money in politics is a dangerous thing

And it makes a fiery ring.

And it leaves a dirty ring.

Bound by wild desire

It’ll burn our democracy to ash

I fell into a ring of fire.

If we don’t get rid of that pile of cash.

I fell into a burning ring of fire,

Don’t get bought by million dollar donors

I went down, down, down as the flames went higher

You not they should be Congress’s owners.

And it burns, burns, burns,

And it burns, burns, burns,

The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

The pile of cash, the pile of cash.

The taste of love is sweet

They need cash to get elected,

When hearts like ours meet.

But what is for that cash expected?

I fell for you like a child,

Do rich folks give and get nothing in return?

Oh, but the fire went wild.

Or do they a handsome payback earn?

I fell into a burning ring of fire,

Don’t get bought by million dollar donors

I went down, down, down as the flames went higher

You not they should be Congress’s owners.

And it burns, burns, burns,

And it burns, burns, burns,

The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

The pile of cash, the pile of cash.

I fell into a burning ring of fire,

Don’t get bought by million dollar donors

I went down, down, down as the flames went higher

You not they should be Congress’s owners.

And it burns, burns, burns,

And it burns, burns, burns,

The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

The pile of cash, the pile of cash.

And it burns, burns, burns,

And it burns, burns, burns,

The ring of fire, the ring of fire,

The pile of cash, the pile of cash,

The ring of fire, the ring of fire.

The pile of cash, the pile of cash.

Here’s Johnny Cash’s I Walk the Line, followed by my own version, I Walk the State. Introduce this by saying: “Y’all know I’ve been spending a lot of time driving and walking around our great state. Well, here’s a song about that, and why I’m doing it.”